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   %LIFE CONFORMAL RITUAL MYTH CONFORMITY SALVATION 890515

     Some  people regard life as a continuous ritual which
must conform to some standard for propriety of  ceremonial
form.  In their view salvation depends upon conformity  to
the  proper  form  of ritual.  According  to  their  myth,
meaning is to be found in ritualistic conformity. They are
embarrassed by personal spontaneity which does not conform
to any prescribed ritualistic form.

     If  all  of life is a ritual,  then there is no  room
for    creative   authenticity   in    genuine    personal
relationships.

     If   there  are  no rituals or  ceremonies  in  life,
there is a sense of lack of continuity and community.

     It  is  important to find the way to enjoy a  balance
between compulsive dedication to conformity in rituals  at
all  moments of life,  and rebelling against all forms  of
communal ritual and ceremony.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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